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Implementation of the Dignity for All Students Act (2016-S-28) 90-Day Response
We evaluated the steps the State Education Department has taken to ensure that school district policies and practices comply with the Dignity for All...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16s28-response.pdfReal Property Tax Cap - School Districts
… Tax Levy [pdf] Legislation – Chapter 97 (Part A) [pdf] Summary [pdf] Overview of the State Comptroller’s Role …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-school-districtsWest Buffalo Charter School – Student Enrollment and Billing (2013M-314)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the student enrollment and … Finding The School billed the correct school districts of residence and, overall, the School maintained adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/12/06/west-buffalo-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billing-2013m-314Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts – Financial Operations (2016M-198)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review Board oversight of the School’s financial … Charter School of the Arts, which provides education to approximately 250 students, is located in the Town of … Findings The Board did not establish adequate procedures to ensure that all disbursements had sufficient supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/12/renaissance-academy-charter-school-arts-financial-operations-2016m-198University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men - Payroll (2023M-123)
… Determine whether University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men (School) officials accurately compensated employees. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/12/01/university-preparatory-charter-school-young-men-payroll-2023m-123State Agencies Bulletin No. 2251
… Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Retirement mailbox. … The purpose of this bulletin is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2251-tier-5-maximum-salary-limit-and-pensionable-overtime-ot-earnings-limitState Agencies Bulletin No. 2351
… this bulletin is to notify agencies of the 2025-26 school year maximum salary limit and pensionable overtime earnings limit for Tier 5 TRS … plans, the compensation limit under Section 401(a), 404(I), 408 (k) (3) (C), and 408 (k) (6) (D) (ii) will increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2351-tier-5-maximum-salary-limit-and-pensionable-overtime-ot-earnings-limitBuffalo United Charter School - Financial Management (2018M-197)
… Determine whether the Board ensured School funds are used in the most effective and economical manner. Key Findings The … how they are used. Key Recommendations Negotiate changes in the terms of the management agreement with NHA to gain … of any management agreement to ensure it is reasonable and in the School’s best interest. School officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/03/22/buffalo-united-charter-school-financial-management-2018m-197DiNapoli: Some NYC Schools Failing to Report Violent, Disruptive Incidents
… announced that an audit of the New York City Department of Education (DoE) found it did not report hundreds of violent … ratings which can determine whether a school needs a special safety plan; and On 184 occasions, students … make it harder to identify when schools need to take special action. The SED uses the annual reports it receives …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-some-nyc-schools-failing-report-violent-disruptive-incidentsLifeline Center for Child Development, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… to children with disabilities who are between the ages of three and five years. During the 2014-15 school year, … served about 52 students. The New York City Department of Education (DoE) refers students to Lifeline and pays for … by SED. The DoE is reimbursed by SED for a portion of its payments to Lifeline. For the three fiscal years ended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/12/lifeline-center-child-development-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Remains Low in Villages
… which predominantly have a fiscal year ending on May 31. For 2014, three villages have been classified as in … In January, DiNapoli released fiscal stress scores for school districts . In September, his office will release scores for calendar year municipalities, which includes all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-remains-low-villagesOpinion 89-10
… of the unreturned excess advance from the salary or other money owned the officer or employee. Any itemized actual and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-10DiNapoli: Tax Exemptions Jump While Job Gains Slow for IDA Projects
… Development Agencies (IDAs) provided $660 million in net tax exemptions in 2013, up $105 million from 2012 but estimated job gains … can be an important catalyst for economic development in our state, but I urge local officials to improve their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-tax-exemptions-jump-while-job-gains-slow-ida-projectsValue of Industrial Development Agencies' Projects Increase Nearly 50 Percent Over Past Decade
… reported 4,320 active projects valued at $109 billion for 2019, a 3.3 percent, or $3.5 billion, increase in project … an increase in the total value of active IDA projects for 2019, continuing an upward trend during the last decade,” … to municipalities and school districts by IDA projects, for net exemptions of $796 million in 2019. The value of net …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/value-industrial-development-agencies-projects-increase-nearly-50-percent-over-past-decadeErie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Special Aid Fund (2016M-188)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the financial activity in BOCES’ special aid fund … more than 1,400 educational and administrative programs to its 19 component and other participating school districts, … expenditures from the special aid fund, which is used to account for and report programs supported in whole or in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/11/04/erie-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-special-aid-fund-2016m-188Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-72)
… Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials ensured non-payroll … did not prepare and provide the Principal with an abstract of invoices or a list of checks to document the review and approval. The Principal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/22/brighter-choice-charter-school-girls-non-payroll-disbursements-2023m-72Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… Determine whether Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School (School) credit card charges were properly approved, adequately supported and for School purposes. Key Findings Credit card charges we reviewed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71DiNapoli: Critical Pre-School Special Education Services Not Reaching All Students Who Need Them
… services to preschool children with special needs can make a world of difference in their development, and delays …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-critical-pre-school-special-education-services-not-reaching-all-students-who-need-themOpinion 88-48
… or institution, or other agency of a department, does not apply to public benefit corporations ( Hanover Sand … Therefore, it is our opinion that section 2740 does not prescribe a competitive bidding requirement for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School - Procurement and Dignity for All Students Act (2018M-271)
Determine whether School officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services and ensured compliance with the Dignity for All Students Act DASA
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/04/19/eugenio-maria-de-hostos-charter-school-procurement-and-dignity-all